Cavendish Update 5/10/24: Flushing/Annual Mtg/Culvert Survey/News/Events
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5/10/24
1. Spring Hydrant Flushing
2. Cavendish Fire District 2 Annual Meeting
3. Green Up May
4. Cavendish culvert survey
5. Cavendish Related News
6. Events Calendar
1.SPRING HYDRANT FLUSHING: From Tuesday, May 21st, through Thursday, May 23rd, during the hours of 8 am to 5 pm, Cavendish Municipal Water will undergo spring hydrant flushing. System users are reminded that:
Flushing hydrants may cause temporary discoloration and turbidity of the water. We apologize for any inconvenience to our users, however this very important system maintenance procedure must be conducted each spring and fall. The flushing program allows the pipes to be purged and the hydrants checked for proper operation.
Users are advised to avoid drinking the water or washing clothes (especially whites) while discoloration is in evidence. Following hydrant flushing in your area, users should run cold water until it clears before resuming normal use. It is also a good idea to flush residential water heaters after the water clears following a hydrant flush in your area. Thank you for your cooperation. FMI: 802-226-7291
2. CAVENDISH FIRE DISTRICT 2 ANNUAL MEETING: Warning of the Annual meeting of Cavendish Fire District 2 to be held Tuesday May 14th, 2024 at 6: 00 pm at 2154 Main Street, Cavendish, Vermont 05142
The legal voters of Cavendish Fire District 2 are hereby notified and warned to meet at the Cavendish Volunteer Fire Department fire station on Tuesday May 14th, 2024 at 6:00 pm to act on the following articles
Article 1: To hear and act on the Auditor’s report
Article 2: Approve the minutes from 2023
Article 3: Election of officers
Current Officers are:
Moderator Abraham Gross (2024)
Prudential Committee Member-Staci Bishop (2025)
Prudential Committee Member-Scott Ranney (2026)
Prudential Committee Member-Stu Lindberg (2024) three year term up for election
Auditor-Diane McNamara (2024)
Treasurer-Maureen Fennewald Savage (2024)
Clerk-Matt Seaton (2024)
Collector of Taxes-Town Manager (2024)
Article 4: To see if the legal voters of Cavendish Fire District 2 will raise money and in what amount for the purpose of defraying the Fire Department expenses for the year July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025.
Article 5: To see if the district voters will authorize the Prudential Committee to borrow money, to pay unforeseen expenses of the district, if necessary.
Article 6: To conduct any other business to come before the meeting.
3. GREEN UP MAY: Vermont is a special place, and the Green Up Day event is a fine example of why that is the case. A huge thank you for your part in making this happen in 2024.
We have 68 roads (or road sections), and we managed to cover most of them. To try and get the rest covered, we changed Green Up Day to Green Up May! Many folks will be going into the town office to pay their taxes. There will be a poster about Green Up May with a sign-up for the roads that weren’t covered.
When you finished your route, we asked what you saw most frequently...beverage containers were hands down the winner. Budweiser and Twisted Tea take the cake. We asked how many bags you picked up. We have had from 2 to 9 bags on a single route. Lastly, we asked what was the most unusual item you found....mattress, television, garbage cans, tires, tanks and carpet.....But, we also heard about the pleasure people took walking our back roads and tending open areas.
As we drive down the clean roads, we can be proud of what we accomplished. If you have any suggestions for next year’s Green Up May please send them to us! You can contact Stephanie Knockenhaur, head of the Town’s Recreations department at 802- 384-0205, or Bonnie DayaEmig of the CCCA at bdayaemig@gmail.com.
Again, thanks to all of you for joining in. Thanks to the town office and Recreation department for helping with food, copies and postings. Thanks to the hands-on helpers for Saturday morning...committee members of the CCCA, Bruce McEnaney, Betty McEnaney for supplying templates and her expertise and passion and to the Windsor youth group who tackled Greven Field and a special thank you to the Owens for bringing chocolate brownie cake and Michael Macnamara for his blueberry lemon cake, treats enjoyed by many!
Spread the work that Green Up Day isn’t over and Green Up May is continuing. Signup and bags are at the town office.
4. CAVENDISH CULVERTS SURVEY: Black River Action Team (BRAT); the Town of Cavendish; Cavendish Connects and Dartmouth College have teamed up to conduct a survey of culverts in an effort to identify and remediate problems in order to reduce flooding. They begin work this coming Saturday and will be surveying on Twenty Mile Stream Rd. Please use caution if driving on the road. You can help maintain the culvert on your property and nearby: Frequently removing all leaves, trash, or debris using a rake or shovel; Cut back grass and vegetation at the ditch/culvert when you mow your lawn; Do not dump any hazardous waste; and Note and alert the town of any erosion (802-226-7291. DON’T PITCH IN THE DITCH.
5. CAVENDISH RELATED NEWS
• Rural Letter Carriers Food Drive: Tomorrow, May 11 (Saturday) is the food drive that benefits Black River Good Neighbors Services (BRGNS). Leave your donations in or attached to your mailbox. This includes Cavendish, Mount Holly, and all surrounding towns as well!.
• Cavendish Memorial Day Program/Parade: The Cavendish Memorial Day celebration takes place on May 30 (Thursday) with a program at Cavendish Town Elementary School, starting at 10 am. This year’s parade route will be in Cavendish Village. The parade begins after the conclusion of the program.
• GM school board approves warning for 3rd budget vote on June 4: The Green Mountain Unified School District (GMUSD) Board voted unanimously to approve a warning that will put a $16.5 million budget in front of the voters in Andover, Baltimore, Cavendish and Chester on Tuesday, June 4. This will be the third vote on the school budget since the first two were voted down. Those cuts reduce the base tax rate for the four towns that comprise the district from $1.34 per hundred of assessed value in the current year’s budget to $1.255 per hundred in the proposed budget. Each town has its own Common Level of Assessment or CLA, which compares the market value of property to the value assessed by the town. When those numbers are far apart, they can play havoc with the residents’ actual tax bill. The school has no control over the CLA. Factoring in the CLA, the projected tax rates can vary from $1.29 per hundred in Baltimore to $1.79 in Andover, and those are reduced from earlier budget versions by the nearly $1 million in cuts. Chester Telegraph
• CCC Extends Photo Contest: The CCCA has extended the time for calendar photo submissions until the end of the month: You can still submit a photo for the 2025 Calendar until the end of May! Strength and Resilience is the message, and we are hoping for some good takes on how Cavendish responded to the floods, how our children continue to thrive and how the humble flower finds its way back in Spring. Use your imagination! You can email a digital copy to cavendishcommunityconservation@gmail.com, or drop a good photo off to Amy at the Cavendish Fletcher Community Library. Remember it needs to be in a horizontal layout so it fits the calendar page! Thanks to all who have already submitted.
• BRGNS Rummage Sale: Black River Good Neighbors Services (BRGNS) Gigantic Spring Rummage Sale will take place at Fletcher Farm off 103 May 24 (Friday) and May 25 (Saturday). Hours are 10-3. They are in need of donations of clothes, furniture, household items, money and time.
• Cavendish Library Scholastic Spring Book Fair is coming next week!-5/13-5/17 Students can come during school hours on library class days or during choice times. Public hours are M & Th 3-4:30 and Tu, Wed, & Fri 9-5:30. Cash and cards accepted, and an e-wallet option IS available for students (please see instructions sent home with them this week). FMI: 802-226-
• Monthly Memory Cafes in Chester and Ludlow
• Efficiency VT Heat Pump Water Heaters Offer. Now is a great time to replace your old inefficient water heater! Low-income households can receive 100% of the equipment and installation costs of a new heat pump water heater, up to $5,000. Moderate-income households can get 90% cash back, up to $4,500.
6. EVENTS
MAY 11 (SATURDAY): Mother’s Day Tea at the Ludlow Community Center, 11-1. Free and open to the public.
- Rural Letter Carriers Food Drive
MAY 12 (SUNDAY): HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY
MAY 13 (MONDAY): Cavendish Select Board Meeting
MAY 13-17 (MONDAY-FRIDAY): Scholastic Book Fair at the Cavendish Library.
MAY 14 (TUESDAY): Cavendish Fire District 2 Annual Meeting, 6 pm at the Cavendish Fire Hall 2154 Main St.
MAY 15 (WEDNESDAY): Cavendish Quarterly taxes due
MAY 16 (THURSDAY): Community Luncheon at the Ludlow Community Center serving at noon. The meal will be a Thanksgiving Dinner. Board games will follow. This is free, open to the public and sponsored by the Black River Good Neighbors Services. (BRGNS).
MAY 18 (SATURDAY): Free AHA HeartSave Community CPR and First Aid: The American Heart Association Heartsave CPR Course is designed for community members who need to know how to perform CPR in a variety of community settings. The course is free to Cavendish residents and will be held on Saturday May 18 from 11-4 at the Cavendish Fire Station, 2153 Main St., Cavendish To register, contact Chief Nareau at 802-226-7790, e-mail puba0111@gmail.com or stop by the station.
MAY 21 (TUESDAY)-MAY 25 (FRIDAY): Spring Hydrant Flushing of town water system.
MAY 22 (WEDNESDAY): GMUSD Restructuring Meeting @ CTES
MAY 24 (FRIDAY): Early Bird Special for the Cavendish Historical Society plant sale in front of the Museum. 5-7 pm
MAY 25 (SATURDAY):Cavendish Historical Society Plant Sale 9-Noon in front of the Museum.
MAY 24-25 (FRIDAY-SATURDAY): BRGNS Gigantic Spring Rummage Sale at Fletcher Farm off route 103 on the Cavendish/Ludlow border. 10-3.
MAY 26 (SUNDAY): 7:30 am. Annual CCCA Bird Walk with Marianne and Michael Walsh Meeting location to be announced. FMI: cavendishcommunityconservation@gmail.com
MAY 27 (MONDAY): Memorial Day Town Office Closed
MAY 30 (THURSDAY): Cavendish Memorial Day activities: 10 am Program at CTES followed by the parade in Cavendish Cemetery ending at the Cavendish Cemetery off High St.
JUNE 4 (TUESDAY): GMUSD budget Vote. Proctorsville Fire Hall 10-7. Absentee ballots are available from the Town Office.
JUNE 11 (TUESDAY): CTES 6TH grade graduation
JUNE 12 (WEDNESDAY): Last day of school
JUNE 14 (FRIDAY): GMUHS graduation
JULY 3 (WEDNESDAY): 6 PM Proctorsville Green Summer Concert Series-Gypsy Reel (Irish band). FMI cavendishcommunityconservation@gmail.com
JULY 4 (THURSDAY): 4TH OF JULY Town office closed
JULY 10 (WEDNESDAY): 6 PM Proctorsville Green Summer Concert Series-Soul Rockers FMI cavendishcommunityconservation@gmail.com
JULY 17 (WEDNESDAY): 6 PM Proctorsville Green Summer Concert Series-Yankee Chank (Cajun/Zydeco Dance Band) FMI cavendishcommunityconservation@gmail.com
JULY 24 (WEDNESDAY): 6 PM Proctorsville Green Summer Concert Series-East Bay Jazz Ensemble FMI cavendishcommunityconservation@gmail.com
JULY 27 (SATURDAY): Cavendish Town Wide Tag Sale. 9-2 pm http://www.cavendishconnects.com/blog/2024/4/11/14th-cavendish-annual-town-wide-tag-sale
JULY 31 (WEDNESDAY): 6 PM Proctorsville Green Summer Concert Series-Rick Redington & Tuff Luv FMI cavendishcommunityconservation@gmail.com
AUGUST 7 (WEDNESDAY): 6 PM Proctorsville Green Summer Concert Series-Bear Mountain Boys FMI cavendishcommunityconservation@gmail.com